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A Man’s greatest resource is his labor. I know it’s been said many times before but that’s only because it applies to so many different places in anyone’s life. Anytime I don’t have money for something I want, I ask myself ‘Can’t I just build it myself?’ and over and over, …

The original post on DIY money saving tips should have already saved you about $2000/yr. If that wasn’t enough, here are 10 more ways to start putting a serious dent in some of life’s operational costs. With that in mind, here’s a list of things you can get crackin’ on …

Why it makes sense to sometimes pay a little more for quality. I love do it yourself projects. I love creating new things in the physical world. It feels like a primal hardwiring into my DNA. They say your passion finds you as much as you find it, and for …

Life is an unfinished project. Life will always be an unfinished project, incomplete and imperfect. The end of every finished task waterfalls into the beginning of an unfinished and new journey. Perefect imperfection constantly moving forward. Don’t regret your incomplete nature. Incompleteness does not mean you are unaccomplished, unworthy of …

9 manual labor tips I had to learn the hard way 1) Wear gloves. It was a sunny October day where I live in Phoenix Arizona. My friend and I were moving some lumber and I asked “Do you want some gloves?”. He looked at me slightly confused and …

There’s nothing better than fresh grown fruits and vegetables right from your back yard. They taste better, are cheaper than store bought veggies, and are at the peak of freshness. That is if you can keep the plants healthy enough to harvest. The tips that follow are time tested and …

Deferred gratification is a great sign of maturity and long term planning but every now and then it’s nice to find things you can go right out and put in action immediately while your long term plans mature into reality. With that in mind, here’s a list of things you …

Starting you own garden is a wonderful feeling that appeals to the hunter gatherer side in all of us. It’s a great feeling to nurture and cultivate your own food and it connects the cause and effect between man, nature, and being self-sustaining. Plus it’s pretty awesome to not have …

1)The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer. Will Rogers 2) The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways. John F. Kennedy 3)Farming looks mighty easy when your …

How I reroofed my house for $750 and got $400 off my insurance premium. It was about 4 years ago. I had just bought a fixer upper that needed a considerable about of work. Among the worst of which was a badly worn out roof that leaked in multiple, multiple …